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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10427658, member: 2844"]I generally don't comment on the wood of Balinese carvings, because so many of the woods they use look alike to me.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie29" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> A reputable writer on Balinese Art Deco carvings consulted an expert on Indonesian wood for his book, because he has the same problem.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I must say, collectors of Balinese art have never asked me, to them it is all about the artists and/or the quality of the carving.</p><p>But I can say that it has a denser grain than the one on Etsy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10427658, member: 2844"]I generally don't comment on the wood of Balinese carvings, because so many of the woods they use look alike to me.:bucktooth: A reputable writer on Balinese Art Deco carvings consulted an expert on Indonesian wood for his book, because he has the same problem.:D I must say, collectors of Balinese art have never asked me, to them it is all about the artists and/or the quality of the carving. But I can say that it has a denser grain than the one on Etsy.[/QUOTE]
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